Declinedness

/dɪˈklaɪnɪdnəs/ noun

Definition

The state or quality of being declined, weakened, or in decline.

Etymology

From declined + -ness suffix, forming a noun. This describes the condition or state of having declined.

Kelly Says

You see this term occasionally in historical writing about civilizations—historians might discuss 'the declinedness of the Roman economy' in the 5th century to describe how weakened and degraded it had become.

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